March 17, 2010 8:55 PM
AL-ANABI’S K.A. BALOOSHI BAGS SEMIFINAL FINISH IN BLOWN ALCOHOL DEBUT
Al-Anabi Racing Group
Gainsville, Florida March 16, 2010
No one would have been surprised if the first few events of the 2010 Get Screened America NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series were a little rough for the newly formed Al-Anabi Racing Pro Modified team. Led by veteran Pro Stock tuning minds Jeff Perley and Justin Elkes, Arabian Gulf Region standout driver K.A. Balooshi ventured into uncharted waters in his first competition outing at the controls of a supercharged, methanol burning Pro Mod. With only a few days testing to use as prior experience, the team rolled into the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals with realistic expectations.
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For Mike and T.J. Coughlin, 2010 season begins in Belle Rose
JEGS
BELLE ROSE, La. (March 17)
For Mike Coughlin and his nephew, T.J., the 2010 season will begin at one of their favorite events, the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals which will be held this weekend at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La. Both of the Team JEGS drivers are hoping that the new season ends the same way that 2009 ended; with a victory.
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JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals means good times and great racing
JEGS
BELLE ROSE, La. (March 18-21)
The party in Louisiana that began with the New Orleans Saints Super bowl victory and continued through Mardi Gras, will continue this weekend as No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose plays host to the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals.
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March 15, 2010 8:32 PM
Pro Mod Racer Rick Stivers Recovering from Emergency Surgery; set to return to driving by Houston Pro Mod event
Rick Stivers
Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 15, 2010)
Rick Stivers, driver of the Brad Anderson-tuned Trane 2006 Stratus, was unable to attend the NHRA Gatornationals last weekend due to complications arising from routine medical screening he underwent a week before the first Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event in Gainesville, Fla. He said he wanted to thank concerned drivers and fans for their encouragement and support since his operation.
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March 14, 2010 10:13 PM
LANG RACES TO VICTORY IN FIRST NHRA GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES EVENT
NHRA
GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Sun, 14 Mar 2010
Canadian flags waved in the grandstands at historic Gainesville Raceway Sunday as Manitoba’s Kenny Lang made drag racing history as the first to win a Wally in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series.
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SCHUMACHER, WILKERSON, LINE AND KRAWIEC WIN TIRE KINGDOM NHRA GATORNATIONALS
NHRA
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
Round 1 of 17 - Pro Stock Motorcycle category
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
Tony Schumacher raced to his first victory of the season and in the process moved into the NHRA Full Throttle Series points lead Sunday at the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
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Team Mopar® Driver Allen Johnson Notches Third Straight Semis Appearance of Season at NHRA Gatornationals
TEAM MOPAR® PRO STOCK RACE REPORT
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
41st Annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals
Gainesville, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson advanced to the semifinals today at the 41st Annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, losing to Mike Edwards in the penultimate round. The outing at Gainesville Raceway marked Johnson’s third straight semifinals appearance since the debut of his new Pro Stock Mopar® Dodge Avenger.
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WILK RUNS THE TABLE AT THE GATORS
TEAM WILKERSON RACING
LEVI, RAY & SHOUP NHRA Nitro Funny Car
POST-EVENT REPORT
Tire Kingdom Gatornationals
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville, Fla.
QUALIFYING
Tim Wilkerson - No. 9 (4.114 seconds)
ELIMINATIONS
Tim Wilkerson Defeated Jeff Arend in round one
Defeated Matt Hagan in round two
Defeated Tony Pedregon in semifinal
Defeated Bob Tasca in final round
When old is new, and new is new, and both old and new run like new, good things can happen. Tim Wilkerson brought out a brand new 2010 Levi, Ray & Shoup Shelby Mustang here in Gainesville, and under that sleek beautiful body he placed a reinvented version of his 2008 chassis, featuring a new front half. This combination worked like a charm. At the end of the weekend, under sunny skies in Florida, Wilkerson and his LRS team had vanquished Jeff Arend, Matt Hagan, Tony Pedregon, and their alliance partner Bob Tasca to take home the Wally in Gator Country.
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BECKMAN BUMPED OUT IN OPENING ROUND AT GATORS
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
As the No. 10 Funny Car qualifier for the 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals, Jack Beckman did not have lane choice for the opening round of eliminations today. He also faced defending event champion Bob Tasca III in that round, the No. 7 qualifier.
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CAPPS' SEMIFINAL GATORS FINISH EARNS HIM SECOND IN POINTS
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
A new day dawned today for eliminations at the 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals, and Ron Capps and the NAPA Filters Dodge Charger Funny Car team emerged as a top contender for his third victory at this historic event.
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HAGAN SETS NATIONAL SPEED RECORD AT GATORS
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
Polesitter Matt Hagan set the national top-speed record racing to 1000 feet today at the 41st NHRA Gatornationals when he ran 316.15 mph to win the opening round of Funny Car eliminations driving the DieHard Dodge Charger Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing.
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ANTRON BROWN RACES MATCO TOOLS/U.S. ARMY DRAGSTER TO FINAL ROUND AT GATORNATIONALS
News from Don Schumacher Racing
and Matco Tools Racing
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2010)
Antron Brown and his Don Schumacher-owned Matco Tools/U.S. Army team used a strong rebound weekend as the 24-time NHRA winner drove to a runner-up finish Sunday afternoon at Gainesville Raceway. Brown improved to fifth place in the NHRA Top Fuel standings with 20 races remaining on the 2010 NHRA schedule.
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McCLENATHAN ACED IN THE QUARTERFINALS AT GATORNATIONALS
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
It was beginning to look like Cory McClenathan and the FRAM Top Fuel dragster team would continue the roll they have been on this season, after a semifinal finish and a victory in the first two events of the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
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Promising start comes to abrupt halt for Coughlin
JEGS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14)
After a strong third-place qualifying effort and a big first-round win over Phoenix finalist Bob Yonke, four-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. thought his team had finally sorted out his JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt. But a disappointing Round 2 loss to Greg Anderson Sunday afternoon at the 41st annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals brought question marks back to the team.
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March 13, 2010 5:20 PM
BURGESS TAKES FIRST OFFICIAL NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITION IN NHRA GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD DRAG RACING HISTORY
NHRA
Get Screened America Pro Mod Series
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2010)
Roger Burgess earned the first official No. 1 qualifying position of the new NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series Saturday at the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. After nine seasons as an exhibition category, the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series became an official NHRA touring series with 10 races on the 2010 schedule and is making its much-anticipated debut this weekend.
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EDWARDS WINS RESCHEDULED PHOENIX PRO STOCK ELIMINATIONS AND CLAIMS NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITION FOR TIRE KINGDOM GATORNATIONALS
NHRA
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
Round 1 of 17 - Pro Stock Motorcycle category
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2010)
Brown, Hagan and Stoffer also No. 1 qualifiers at Gainesville Raceway
Mike Edwards accomplished a rare feat Saturday at the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals when he raced to a Pro Stock victory and a No. 1 qualifying position in the same day at historic Gainesville Raceway.
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BECKMAN QUALIFIES NO. 10 AT GATORNATIONALS
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2010)
"Fast" Jack Beckman qualified the Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger Funny Car in No. 10 for the 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals today in only three rounds of qualifying held because of rain on Friday.
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